Corn mazes & hayrides near Wilmington

A corn maze without leaving Wilmington. The big maze covers more than 10 acres, and the Spookley Trail is a maze designed for younger kids; a hayride rides along on the same wristband. On fall Friday and Saturday nights through Nov 14 the farm adds bonfire nights with a flashlight maze — a campfire evening, not a haunted one. Halloween night is private bookings only.

The state park runs public fall wagon rides through the meadows, ending at a campfire with marshmallows. The park says there's no hay on the wagons. Tickets are $10; register online at least a day ahead (vehicle entry fee is separate).

Outside special days like Halloween at the Farm (Sat, Oct 24, with a hayride), Coverdale's wagon rides are private bookings across the preserve with your own campfire at the end, a flat fee per ride rather than per person. Our pick for a birthday or a few families who'd rather skip the festival crowds.

The state lists Lums Pond among its parks running fall wagon rides through October, so the window is short. Calm, with none of the farm-festival bustle. Check the state parks program calendar for any remaining dates before you go.

Just over the Maryland line in Elkton. One fall admission covers the corn maze, orchard hayrides, slides, barnyard and play areas: $14 online on weekdays, $21–24 on weekends (ages 2–59). Weekdays are the calmer visit. Heads-up: the Thursday-night After Hours events are 21+ only.

The full fall day in Media, PA. Pumpkinland is free to walk; the 2-acre corn maze and the straw bale maze are $7 each online ($10 walk-up), and we'd start little ones in the straw maze. The evening Hayride to the Witch's House is made for young kids — Linvilla says plainly it's not haunted. It runs through Oct 30; online tickets are $13 for ages 5+ and $10 for ages 1–4.

An orchard outside West Chester, PA, with a corn maze and apple cannons on Fall Fest weekends, 11 AM–4 PM through Nov 8 per the farm's 2026 schedule. Check its site for ticket prices before you drive.

A relaxed family farm in Middletown with u-pick pumpkins, a field hayride and a soybean maze designed for children — a good first maze if yours are small. Activities run on fall weekends.

Worth it only for a full farm day, about an hour south near Camden-Wyoming; Fall Fest runs through Nov 14. The themed corn maze sits inside a bigger Fall Fest with jumping pillows, slides and a tractor train. It's closed Sundays, so plan it for a Saturday or a day off school.